{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"TKC 373 Dina Hilal","description":"General Manager of Amazon’s Kindle Scout\r\n \r\nInterview starts at 16:58 and ends at 44:45\r\n \r\nIt’s really the best part of the job. There isn’t a day that goes by that I’m not either extremely proud as a publisher or really inspired as a human.\r\n \r\nIntro\r\nAgents of Change conference on September 25, 2015, in Portland, Maine hosted by Rich Brooks of Flyte Media\r\n   Click here if you are interested in purchasing a digital pass to AOC for $199.\r\n \r\nNews\r\nNote: You can sign up as a new member for Amazon Prime membership for just $67 on Friday, September 25, 2015. The offer celebrates Amazon’s win of five Emmys for “Transparent” at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards. The deal begins at 12 a.m. ET and ends at 11:59 p.m. PT. Press Release.\r\n“The Plot Twist: E-Book Sales Slip, and Print is Far from Dead” by Alexandra Alter at The New York Times - September 22, 2015\r\nAuthor Earnings\r\n“Will the Supreme Court Take Apple’s E-Book Appeal?” by Andrew Albanese at Publishers Weekly - September 18, 2015\r\nMike Shatzkin’s post about the demise of Oyster and Alexandra Alter’s piece - September 23, 2015\r\n \r\nInterview with Dina Hilal\r\nKindle Scout\r\n“Kindle Scout Success: An Aspiring Author’s Journey” by Christina Taylor at Publishers Weekly - September 17, 2015\r\nKindle Press titles mentioned: Rising Tide (SIRENS, Book 1) by T. L. Zalecki, Eddie & Sunny: A Love Story by Stacey Cochran, Royal Date by Sariah Wilson, Grave of Hummingbirds by Jennifer Skutelsky, Wrangling Echoes by B. Breckenridge, Housebroken by The Behrg, The Dead of Summer by Heather Balog, Her Billionaire Bodyguard Bridegroom by Lisa Weaver\r\n“Amazon’s Kindle Scout Crowdsourced Publishing Platform Expands Globally, Remains English-Only” by Ingrid Lunden at TechCrunch\r\nOyster blog post on sunsetting its book subscription service \r\n \r\nNext Week’s Guest\r\nJames McQuivey, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research\r\n \r\n\r\nMusic for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Persepctive" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD. \r\n \r\n\r\nPlease Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads!\r\n\r\n ","author_name":"The Kindle Chronicles","author_url":"https:\/\/thekindlechronicles.com","html":"